The Gift

Description:

Starting with the premise that the work of art is a gift and not a commodity, this revolutionary book ranges across anthropology, literature, economics, and psychology to show how the 'commerce of the creative spirit' functions in the lives of artists and in culture as a whole.

subjects: Gifts,  Economic anthropology,  Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.),  Art and society,  Nonfiction,  Sociology,  Literary Criticism,  Art et société,  Begaafdheid,  Anthropologie économique,  Creativiteit,  Création (Arts),  Donations,  Cadeaux,  Long Now Manual for Civilization,  Anthropology